What happens to the Thrustmaster F-18 stick ?

Hi,

 

Just saw this on Digital Combat Simulator Facebook page ..

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1253065461518202&set=pcb.2083261171799889&type=3&ifg=1&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARAdfoPs5utI31zXIrUa98o_wikmii5uwoIDvDBC9M_D51s3WjXYa6hO6_oD_rlqMeVy2rfQ6uNQQtfL

 

.. for those that have access to that group.

 

Looks like a retail version of the F-18 Stick .. :)

 

 

Cheers

Tom

Take a screenshot and post.

Can't see unless connected to Facebook...

Here, from the FB...

The stick was presented in June 2018 and since then nothing...

Quite strange...

It should normally be interesting for both Thrustmaster and DCS to commercialise this product...just like with the A-10C.

It was actually presented in May 2017 at E3. According to Jabbers and others, in 2018, during that E3, they suspected by end of the year 2018 based on what they heard in the booths from TM employees.

1 year later and not a single peep.

Here, from the FB...

WOW what a beatiful package! And we can cleary see the Boeing OLP seal in the box! TM on FB replied to me that they are struggling with some license problems but soon they would release more news about the F-18 stick. Maybe this month we'll have more news about it! Let's hope!

WOW what a beatiful package! And we can cleary see the Boeing OLP seal in the box! TM on FB replied to me that they are struggling with some license problems but soon they would release more news about the F-18 stick. Maybe this month we'll have more news about it! Let's hope!

Wanted to buy one but not without handrest:(

Now if we could just get a TM Tomcat joystick that would work with the A-10C warthog hotas base would be cool

Wanted to buy one but not without handrest:(

How heavy is your hand?

The guy on facebook says that the grip is already for pre order on taobao (chinese site)

and cost about $250, the Thrustmaster racing line wheels cost about $150:(

Must be in production (large scale) and since almost every eletronic is Made in China we must wait until the real sign from Thrustmaster, but it's good, now we know that's not a "vapor hardware"!

What happens to the Thrustmaster F-18 stick ?

I can’t imagine the grip would cost $250 without the base, when the Warthog grip can be had for much lower from Thrustmaster. The want factor is high though, I definitely need one. This grip seems a better match for my VPC base since it would be lighter than the Warthog.

$250 for the grip alone? If this is true... have to remove it from my wish list.

I will wait for official news

$250 for the grip alone? If this is true... have to remove it from my wish list.

From Reddit: "The price though, is a whopping 1,799 CNY (264$, 235€).

But Thrustmaster controllers in Taobao, Aliexpress (China) is always more expensive.

Await official prices of traditional resellers, e.g. Amazon.com.

Whoa, yeah...that $250 better include the base as well or be much less when it goes on sale in the U.S. I have been holding out on upgrading my HOTAS, but to upgrade to a Warthog and then buy the Hornet stick on top of that would be a no go for me.

The warthog base+stick on amazon is 259 euros...so could be reasonable if they offer an hornet combo on the same price...i hope their grip will be around 150euros max

Seems that the"real feel" is assured: :D

"The grip is half metal half plastic. The upper panel is plastic and the lower grip body is metallic."

Wanted to buy one but not without handrest:(

This is supposed to be a replica of an F/A-18 stick, which doesn't have a handrest.

Why would you expect a handrest?

Not to mention that there is nowhere to put my Starbucks.

Throttle's n Sticks

I think TM should manufacture sticks so one could easily unscrew his stick and switch out for a different jet! We have the F16 stick even though it's strictly a Warthog throttle system. They could make the Hornet stick and all we have to do is switch it out. They could make a throttle base with switchable twin or single engine, with all the button configurations so weather we're flying our F18 or F16, TM could even make a couple of Russian sticks too to switch out for the SU or MIG.

They should make most of all the sticks or at least three or 4 major sticks, at least the stick, to switch out. This way everyone would have a system for each his or her own, could switch out sticks for a different jet for a more dialed in HOTAS. HOTAS is becoming more important with the more advanced modules being presented here by DCS. AA+:thumbup:

It would be good for us, and if those who don't want to can just sit content with the Warthog, or to have a newly created throttle base system and a few available HOTAS options for jet model sticks would be cool. Considering how DCS has grown on the whole globe. Lets face it, the other brands are pretty cheesy, light plastic stuff that is ...what ever it is. Even TM has put out some throttle stick systems that are plastic kiddie junk for what we're doing here in DCS world. TM needs a Universal throttle base mount with some cool switches where the throttle handle sliders can be switched out for different HOTAS, and different stick models that can be switched out.

I can't believe someone at TM has never presented this to it's department heads? Now in the year 2019, I think it would be wise on TM's side of the fence considering elements such as BMS 4.34, DCS's growth.... It's simply a win win situation for those who play serious with their sim flight here. To really take full advantage of all the work that goes into some of these modules here form DCS, the HOTAS to have down to the T, really helps with learning a great deal for game play along with weapons etc.....:joystick:

Waggs has a good handle on it as I think having that stick is very helpful. He uses it for a reason. But when you think about it, notice after reading early access and Chuck's Hornet guide, it would be proper to have a stick and throttle switch configuration that had the actual button since the module does.

:music_whistling:

I think TM should manufacture sticks so one could easily unscrew his stick and switch out for a different jet! We have the F16 stick even though it's strictly a Warthog throttle system. They could make the Hornet stick and all we have to do is switch it out.

They do easily unscrew and swap out. The TM F/A-18 grip that is in development does exactly that. The old TM Cougar stick unscrewed as well, heck the F-16 grip from the TM Cougar, mounts just perfectly on the TM Warthog and vice versa. :joystick:

They do easily unscrew and swap out. The TM F/A-18 grip that is in development does exactly that. The old TM Cougar stick unscrewed as well, heck the F-16 grip from the TM Cougar, mounts just perfectly on the TM Warthog and vice versa. :joystick:

Yes, my Warthog grip is shared among 3 different bases (Warthog, WarBRD, FSSB R3). It's super easy and trouble-free. I think the Hornet grip, if released, will be the same.

Will this work on the Cougar?

What happens to the Thrustmaster F-18 stick ?

Will this work on the Cougar?

You can attached Warthog grip to the Cougar base and vice versa. The Cougar base doesn’t support CMS push, so that switch won’t work. The Cougar grip also doesn’t have CMS push.

So...these are actually available, albeit at a very high price?

In Amazon.de EUR 199,99

https://www.amazon.de/Thrustmaster-F18-Hotas-Stick-AddOn/dp/B07S5FC1HS/ref=mp_s_a_1_31

At least show that "the thing" is real.